“A Wicket Good Time” — Updated

Jason Tesauro, our intrepid drinks columnist and a true modern gentleman, penned a feature story about the singular pleasures of croquet for our June issue, recounting some of his past successes — and, sadly, failures — in the Virginia/West Virginia State Croquet Championships.

Well, we're happy to report that Tesauro (in action at left) did himself and his Confederate Hills Croquet Club peers proud in this year's edition of the championships, held from June 10 to 12 at The Greenbrier, taking third place in his first year playing in the first flight division (just one step down from championship flight, the highest level). "It’s the nicest trophy I’ve ever won,” Tesauro reports, “all the way back to a Camp Bernie second-place horseback riding trophy.”